Neeraj’s gold winning feat named one of 10 magical moments of track and field in Olympics

Gymnastics legend, Nadia Comaneci, was one of the former international stars who congratulated Mr. Chopra on Twitter.

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold-winning feat in the Olympics was listed as one of the 10 magical moments of track and field in the Tokyo Games by the World Athletics. The 23-year-old clinched the country’s maiden Olympic medal in athletics with a best throw of 87.58m on Saturday to become only the second Indian to win an individual gold in the Games. “Most keen followers of the sport had heard of Neeraj Chopra before the Olympic Games. But after winning the javelin in Tokyo, and in the process becoming India’s first athletics gold medallist in Olympic history, Chopra’s profile sky-rocketed,” the global sports governing body said on its website.